Kontact

Professional K9 Trainers

Glenn-David Poole

Glenn-David Poole was born and raised in Sardinia, Ohio and graduated from Eastern Local High School in 1965. He joined the US Army immediately after graduation and spent the next 27 years serving his country. He retired in 1992 at the rank of Command Sergeant Major and presently resides with his wife in Wuerzburg, Germany. After retirement he work at the Refugee Center in Aschaffenburg Germany and for the Germany Police. During his tenure with the Police he was on contract with his Mantrailer (Maghen) and worked many different cases for the department. He was also a member of the Bavarian Red Cross where he served as an Instructor, Unit Leader and Dog Handler. In August and November 1999 he was deployed with his dog Chip to Turkey to help look for surviors after the Earthquakes. His love for people and dog work has kept him busy over the years as an instructor and mentor and he enjoys giving what the Lord gave him. He is a born again Christian and believes that being honest is the only true route to success.

Alis Dobler is a scientific co-examiner for the Zurich City Police. She was employed with the Zurich Police Dept after graduating from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland with a Master degree in Forensic Sciences. She became a K9 trainer in 2008 and has a background in Schutzhund work and general obedience. Alis later became involved with trailing and currently works with her bloodhound mantrailer, Cannelle.

Alis is head instructor of K-9 Search & Rescue Association (www.k9-sra.ch), a swiss association with the aim to deploy trailing dogs in cases of missing persons. She also has her own trailing school, K-9 Manhunters (www.k9-manhunters.ch), working with private citizens, SAR handlers, and local police departments in the art of Trailing. Alis is the Georgia K9 NTC European Training Coordinator for all general courses of instruction for law enforcement and SAR training schools. She is currently Jeff Schettler’s primary apprentice and assists him with schools not only in Europe but the USA as well. Contact info: alis@gak9.com

Cony Steidinger – The first dog Cony can remember of was her grandmother’s huge Great Dane. She was 3 years old and this is when she discovered her love for dogs. But it was a little bit too early to work with them. She got my first working dog in 2006, Popeye a Dalmatian-Mix. Popeye showed a lot of talent from the beginning and handled just about everything thrown at him. Cony has a several groups of private citizens that she trains in trailing. She is also a co-trainer at K-9 Manhunters (www.k9-manhunters.ch) and a member of the committee of K-9 Search & Rescue Association (www.k9-sra.ch). Cony has worked very closely with Jeff Schettler at his seminars in Switzerland.

Why Is Dog Obedience Important?

Dog Obedience Training plays a huge role in the quality of a dog's life, allowing him/her to live a longer, happier life with his/her family. Dog Obedience Training provides a dog with structure, leadership, socialization, communication, and attention.